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Rh posterior part of the breast and sides spotted with black. Length 5 inches, extent of wings 7¼.

, Willd. Sp. PI. vol. iv. p. 439. Pursh, Fl. Amer. vol. ii. p. 633—, Mich. Arbi. Forest, de l'Amer. Sept. vol. ii. p. 51. PL 7—, Lint., Juss.

Leaves oblongo-oval, acute, largely toothed, the teeth nearly equal, dilated, and callous at the tip; cupule craterate, attenuated at the base; acorn ovate. This species grows in low shady woods, and along the margins of rivers, from Pennsylvania to Florida. The wood is porous, and of inferior quality.